- Stephen Clemence
Football player infobox
playername = Stephen Clemence
fullname = Stephen Neal Clemence
height = height|ft=5|in=11
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|3|31
cityofbirth =Liverpool
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Leicester City
clubnumber = 6
position =Midfielder
youthyears = 1994–1997
youthclubs = Tottenham Hotspur
years = 1997–2003
2003–2007
2007–
clubs = Tottenham Hotspur
Birmingham City
Leicester City
caps(goals) = 089 (2)
121 (8)
031 (2)
nationalyears = 1998
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
pcupdate = 15:45, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 15:45, 24 August 2008 (UTC)Stephen Neal Clemence (born
March 31 ,1978 inLiverpool ,Merseyside ), is an English footballer, currently playing as amidfielder for Leicester City.Stephen is the son of
Ray Clemence , onetime Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and England goalkeeper. He is married toAngela Saunders , who played "Tash Parker" onSky One soap opera , "Dream Team."Career
Tottenham Hotspur
The first team Clemence played for was Tottenham Hotspur, for whom he made his debut against Manchester United on
August 10 ,1997 , a match Tottenham lost 0–2. His season was cut much shorter by a four-day spell in February, during which time Clemence picked up a red card against Barnsley and an injury in the following match against Blackburn Rovers.He involved himself to a greater degree the following season, displaying more of the form which won him a place in the England U21 side, but made only one appearance.
Birmingham City
Injury during the 2001–02 season meant he didn't play until April, and, when the transfer window opened in January 2003, he found himself on his way to Birmingham City for a fee of £250,000. Injury struck again in the 2003–04 season, meaning that once again he had to sit several games out, however, he finished the season by making his 50th appearance for the club.
During 2004–05 and into 2005–06 Clemence remained an important member of the first team squad at Birmingham, helping the club win promotion back to the
Premier League in 2006–07.Leicester City
On
July 13 2007 , Clemence signed a three-year contact with Leicester City for an initial £750,000, in a deal which could be worth £1,000,000. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/6897106.stm|title=Leicester complete Clemence deal|date=2007-07-13 |accessdate=2007-07-13|publisher=BBC Sport] Stephen was named the new club captain onJuly 28 , [ [http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1080240,00.html Manager Announces Club Captain] , Leicester City2007-07-28 .] and was picked by theBBC as Leicester's key player for the 2007–08 season.cite news | title = The Championship form guide | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6229538.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date =2007-08-06 | accessdate = 2008-08-30]Clemence scored his first competitive goal for Leicester in a 3–2 win over Nottingham Forest in the League Cup on
September 18 , [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6996432.stm Nottingham Forest 2-3 Leicester City] , BBC Sport2007-09-18 . Retrieved on2007-09-19 .] and was named in the Championship Team of the Week three times. [ [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/42/a4/0,,10794~107586,00.pdf Team of the Week] , Football League2007-10-22 . Retrieved on2007-10-31 .] [ [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/2/bc/0,,10794~113666,00.pdf Team of the Week] , Football League2007-11-26 . Retrieved on2007-12-29 .] [ [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/staticFiles/81/d6/0,,10794~120449,00.pdf Team of the Week] , Football League2008-02-11 . Retrieved on2008-03-18 .] He suffered a knee injury about a week prior to the end of the season as Leicester were relegated toLeague One .Honours
;Birmingham City
*Runner Up
**Championship: 2006/07References
External links
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